What is there to do in Shangri-La?

1. Pudacuo: a pure and beautiful national park

Pudacuo National Park is located in the central area of ??the Greater Shangri-La Scenic Area, mainly composed of Bita Lake, Shudu Lake and Xiagui Folk Village consists of three parts. The scenery in the park is pure and beautiful, including mirror-like mountain lakes, pastures with beautiful water and abundant grass, wetlands in full bloom and dense virgin forests.

2. Dukezong: The ancient city of Moonlight destroyed in flames

The ancient city of Dukezong is located in Shangri-La County. It means "Moonlight City" in Tibetan and was built by the Tubo Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty. . The ancient city is built on the mountain and is an important town on the Tea Horse Road. To this day, the imprints of horse hooves can even be seen on the stone road, which are tokens left by the caravans over the years.

3. Wunongding: A panoramic view of Meili Snow Mountain

Wunongding Observation Deck is 8 kilometers away from Deqin County and is named after Wunongding Village next to the observation deck. The altitude of Wudengding is higher than that of Feilai Temple, another nearby viewing platform. The view is clear and unobstructed, and you can have an unobstructed view of the Meili Thirteen Peaks. It is the best location to take panoramic photos of Meili Snow Mountain.

4. Songzanlin Temple: the Little Potala Palace in Sichuan and Yunnan

Songzanlin Temple is the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Yunnan and the center of Yellow Sect in Sichuan and Yunnan. The entire Tibetan area plays a decisive role. The temple is built on the mountain. From a distance, it looks quite similar to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, so it is also known as the "Little Potala Palace".

5. Napa Sea: Summer and Autumn Lakes and Winter and Spring Grasslands

Napa Sea is located in the northwest of Shangri-La County and is a seasonal alpine lake. During the wet season in summer and autumn, there is a large lake here with a small swamp grassland beside it; but in the dry season of winter and spring, the lake gradually dries up and turns into a large swamp grassland, which is called "Yila Grassland".

5. Tiger Leaping Gorge: Watch the waves crashing on the shore on foot

Tiger Leaping Gorge is the canyon with the largest drop in the world. It is located between Shangri-La and Lijiang, with a total length of about 20 kilometers. It is a world-renowned hiking resort. The Jinsha River flows here and is held hostage by the two snow-capped mountains of Yulong and Haba. The river is narrow and has a huge drop. The river is rushing and turbulent, which is very spectacular.

6. Haba Snow Mountain: See ancient glacier relics

Haba Snow Mountain is located in the southeast of Shangri-La County. Its main peak is 5,396 meters, making it the fourth highest peak in Yunnan Province. The top of the mountain is covered with ice and snow all year round, surrounded by large glaciers, and many ancient glacial relics are preserved. Many ice-stained lakes are formed at the lower end of the glacier, among which the Black Sea is the most famous and the surrounding scenery is also the most beautiful.

7. Mingyong: a rare low-latitude glacier

The Mingyong Glacier is located under the main peak of Meili Snow Mountain, Kawagebo. It is a rare low-latitude, low-altitude monsoon marine modern glacier in the world. . It dives all the way down the slope from an altitude of 5,500 meters, and stops at an altitude of 2,700 meters. From a distance, it looks like a silver dragon falling from the sky, heading straight towards the Lancang River.

8. Baishui Terrace: Pamukkale in Shangri-La

Baishui Terrace is located in Sanba Township, Shangri-La County, about 100 kilometers away from Shangri-La County. It is a travertine pool landscape similar to Pamukkale in Turkey. . The white pools on the hillside are layered on top of each other, like a stretch of white terraces; the spring water in the pools is like mirrors, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.

9. Shangyubeng: Directly connected to the base camp and Binghu Lake

Yubeng Village is the only place to pass when turning inward to Meili Snow Mountain. It is divided into upper and lower villages. Shangyubeng is located on the mountainside at an altitude of 3,150 meters. It leads to the Sino-Japanese Joint Mountaineering Base Camp for climbing Kawagebo. It is the only way to the Ice Lake.

At present, there is no road access to Yubeng. To get to Yubeng from the outside world, you need to hike 17 kilometers from Xidang and climb over the 3,700-meter-high Nanzong Pass.